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Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘The relief in his voice!’: In-N-Out customer assures worker he doesn’t have to repeat her order. Then he breaks character

Rebecca Leib

Drake(l) Duolingo owl(r) with text over "Say drake"(top), "Drake really got shooters the bird was dead within the hour im crying"(bottom)

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‘SAY DRAKE’: Who killed the Duolingo Owl? Fans think they found their prime suspect

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Give that person some extra money’: Server says you should always leave an ‘additional tip’ if you do this at a restaurant

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘Nissan Altima of TVs’: Costco shopper finds 75’’ QLED TCL TV for $399. Just how good a deal is this?

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

As Musk halts ‘wasteful’ contracts, government money hasn’t stopped flowing to SpaceX

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

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Newsletter: 🥤 ‘Scary’ glass straw horror

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

‘My car is under this Tesla’: Woman pays ‘$400 to $600’ to park car in apartment’s ‘stacker’ garage. Now she can’t get it out

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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‘Impeccable bit’: Guy pranks conservative cousin into thinking beans in chili are ‘woke’

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Elon Musk, Son picking nose and donald trump in oval office with text "trump seethes as president musk's kid eats his boogers than paws his desk"

‘Trump babysitting Elon’s kid’: The internet—and Grimes—react to 4-year-old picking his nose in the White House

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Makes me proud’: AI video of Adam Sandler giving the finger to Kanye dupes posters

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

A hand pouring laundry detergent into a cap; Screenshot of Tiktok user @wild_ermomma

‘I was today years old’: Woman shows how to get last bit of detergent out of bottle. You’re probably wasting a ton

Elon Musk over money vaults of coins pouring out

‘I’d rather have a CFPB’: Musk’s DOGE offers Americans $2 in exchange for unlimited corporate fraud, graft

Screenshot from @adrovelle's Tiktok of a Quiktrip Pepperoni Pizza label; Photo of a QuikTrip exterior.

‘I just threw this … in the trash’: Man buys pizza at QuikTrip. Then he takes a closer look at the label

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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‘Team Pepsi’: Rumors of Coca-Cola calling ICE on their workers ignites Latino boycott

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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